This novel features a character who becomes an expert on the South American mob scene after a cycling accident, as well as one who works for Larousse eliminating obsolete word
This novel features a character who becomes an expert on the South American mob scene after a cycling accident, as well as one who works for Larousse eliminating obsolete words from their dictionaries. At one point in this novel, James Sherwood is tricked into buying what he thinks is the vase in which Joseph of Arimathea gathered the blood of Christ. Characters involved with the protagonist's quest include his servant Smautf, the painter Valène, and Gaspard Winckler, all of whom are residents of 11 Rue Simon-Crubellier. This novel follows Bartlebooth's quixotic quest involving five hundred jigsaw puzzles, and was published nine years after its author's lipogrammatic novel, La Disparition. For 10 points, name this magnum opus of Georges Perec.
This novel features a character who becomes an expert on the South American mob scene after a cycling accident, as well as one who works for Larousse eliminating obsolete words from their dictionaries.
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